Bridgeton pioneer., 1887-02-03
AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY
The Annual Meeting-at which
Important Business is Trans
acted.

Society was held in the Court House
Wednesday afternoon. There was a.
large attendance of members, and
much interest manifested.
John Tyler, Jr, President of the So
ciety, presided. After reading the
minutes of the last meeting, Secretary
VIM. o. Garrison read his annual re-
port. In it the Secretary referred to
the extensive improvements which had
been made during the past year on the
grounds of the Society, and stated
that the total cost of the improvements
was $4,000. The total receipts of the
year were $12,3459 81; the expenditures
were S12, 1861, a deficiency of $51.46.
The total Indebtedness of the Society
was 80, 1851 49, Treasurer Chas. H. Null
ford presented his report which was
read. 1t corresponded with that made
by the Secretary.
Amendments to the Bylaws were
then offered as the recommendations
of the Executive Committee. The first,
increasing the number of members of
the Executive Committee to twelve,
was declared illegal at this time, it not
| having laid over the necessary period
under the rules.
A resolution to extend the time for
holding the Annual Fair to three days
was debated at length, and finally
adopted by vote of AZ to 8. Messrs.
B. B. Elwell, VIM. Tice, F. B. Minch,
E. E. Rogers, Harris Ogden, J. Mengel
and others took part in the discussion.
The Schedule was then amended in
several of its departments.
| 1t was ordered that the entrance
fee for horses be five per cent. instead
of ten per cent. as heretofore. The
debate on this proposition was spirited,
Messrs. G. J. Buck, B. B. Elwell, and
Others taking part.
A resolution that the Society offer a
premium to the band furnishing the
best music on the grounds during the
Fair, was adopted, and the Executive
Committee given power to fix amount
| of pI aiaium. There was lively argu
/ lnent over this proposition, but IT was
approved after number of gentlemen
had given their views pro and con.
During the debate Mr.. Nichols said
that the action of those who had the
music in charge last year had ten
dency to bring discredit upon the So
ciety. The offering of a premium
would bring most of the bands OF
music into friendly competition, and
the Society would thus have the best
music in the county at comparatively
little cost, while the people would be
entertained, and the Fair grounds
made more attractive.
A few important changes were made
in the Horse and Cattle departments
of the Schedule, also in the Fruit de
partment, the premium on peache:
being increased, on motion of Mr.. E
L. Matlacl1, of Greenwich.
Mr.. |. T. Nichols offered the follow
ing resolution;
Resolred. That the posters for the
Annual Fair, and the other job print
ing of the Society, be done in the
county.
Secretary Garrison opposed the reso
luton on the ground that the posters
could not be executed here as we'll a.
elsewhere, nor as cheaply.
Mr.. Nichols said that the Societ,
provided in its Schedule that ''all ami
mails and articles offered for premiums
shall be owned by the competitor
who shall reside in the county," an(
that s'all fruits, vegetables and flower
must be the growth of the competitor
and grown within the county" Thl
being the case, why, then, should the
printing be done in Cincinnati, Ohio
There were number of printers il
the county who had the welfare anC
prosperity of the Cumberland Count.
Agricultural Society at heart. The.
were interested in its success, but while
sustaining the Society and its Interests
they thought it was no more thar
right and proper that its printing
should be done at home. The princi
pie laid down in the Schedule shoult
apply in this case as well as Others
The resolution was adopted will
only few dissenting voices.
The election of officers resulted a
follows
President John Tyler, Jr.; Vice
Presidents Robert More, Josepl
Burt, Lewis NJ. Hires, E. l.. MatlaclS
Secretary-Wm. o. Garrison; Treas
urer-Chas. II. milford. Five mem
bers of the Executive Committee fo
two years: Theodore f. Baker, Chas
Rich,uan, David Elwell, Richard j
Williams, Alfred Stathems.
Mr.. f. b. Minch moved that Tues
day, Wednesday and THURSDAY, Sept
9th, 7th and 6th be fixed as the day
for holding the next Fair. The motion
was carried unanimously.
There being no other important bust
ness, the Society adjourned.